The Outer Limits (1995) Season 1 quotes

[opening narration] We are now able to create devices that can project themselves in our image -- that can not only look like a human, but talk like one, express pure emotion and... even make mistakes in true human form.

[closing narration] Man and machine. We are reaching the point where it is harder to tell which is which, and to guess which one... will ultimately survive.

[opening narration] It is only human to dream of rising above one's limitations. But what if we had the power to instantly acquire the qualities that we envy in others? Would it bring real fulfillment... or a hunger that can never be filled?

[closing narration] How easily we scorn what Fate has dealt us and dream of what it has not. Before we cast aside our lots, it would be wise to remember... that dreams have a way of turning into nightmares.

[opening narration] Humans appear to be the only animals aware of their own mortality. When death comes, we console ourselves with its inevitability. But when the unthinkable happens, and a child dies before a parent, the natural order is turned upside down... as are the lives left behind.

[closing narration] The will to live is part of our biology. It exists in every cell, in our very DNA. Of course, sheer will can't keep us alive forever. But sometimes, it can give us... a second chance.

[opening narration] Events in our past seem to slip further away with time. But what happens when they circle back and meet us head on... in the present?

[closing narration] Before we allow ourselves to be consumed by our regrets, we should remember the mistakes we make in life are not so important as the lessons we draw from them.

[opening narration] We quantify our world in order to learn. We break it down into facts, numbers, information. But how far dare we go before we destroy its mystery?

[closing narration] We make tools to extend our abilities, to further our reach, and fulfill our aspirations. But we must never let them define us. For if there is no difference between tool and maker, then who will be left to build the world?

[opening narration] Every child born is linked in a chain to generations past and future. But what happens when that chain is snapped?

[closing narration] Just as we inherited the Earth of our forefathers, we too will bequeath this world -- so long as there are children to claim the inheritance.

[opening narration] Our history is filled with grim reminders of our inhumanity. Armies are crushed, populations ravaged, enemies imprisoned behind walls of stone. But the human spirit is not so easily confined.

[closing narration] Of all the needs which drive us: hunger, thirst, desire... perhaps the most powerful is the simple need to be free.

[opening narration] Those who seek to predict the future... might first look to the past. The past is a mirror -- and those who ignore its sometimes dark reflection, are doomed to repeat it.